かど
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Meanings
1
usually written using kana alone
Used in legal or formal contexts to refer to the basis for an accusation or suspicion. Often appears in set phrases like かどで逮捕される (arrested on suspicion of ...).
He was arrested on suspicion of theft.
He was dismissed on those grounds.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉の廉で逮捕されるto be arrested on suspicion/charge of ~
He was arrested on suspicion of fraud.
- 〈事〉の廉で起訴されるto be indicted on the charge of ~
He was indicted on the charge of assault.